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3. Unscrew the wheel bolts
A
which serve to
fasten the spacer.
4. Remove the spacer.
5. Remove assembly aid from the tool kit and
screw in instead of the wheel bolt.
6. Fit wheel.
7. Use the wheel bolts
A
with which the spacer
was fastened to secure the wheel.
Insert wheel bolts and tighten by hand.
Remove assembly aid, screw in remaining
wheel bolt.
Initially tighten bolts only slightly in diagonally
opposite sequence so that the wheel is
centred.
8.Fill the tyre with air if necessary.
Information on the tyre pressure is provided in
the chapter Technical Data in this Driver’s
Manual: Please observe the chapter “TYRE
PRESSURES, COLD” on Page 350.
9.Lower vehicle and remove jack.
10.Tighten wheel bolts in diagonally opposite
sequence.
Note on operation for vehicles with Tyre
Pressure Monitoring
On vehicles with Tyre Pressure Monitoring, the
settings on the multi-purpose display must be
updated after the wheel change:
Please observe the chapter “SETTING TYRE
PRESSURE MONITORING” on Page 131.
Maintenance note
f
Immediately after changing a wheel, use
a torque wrench to check the prescribed
tightening torque of the wheel bolts
(160 Nm/118 ftlb.).
f
Spacer, steel nuts and plastic covers should
be stored together.
Fitting the 17 mm spacers
1. Remove wheel.
2. Fit the spacer with the wheel bolts
A
used to
fasten the wheel.
Tightening torque:
160 Nm (118 ftlb.)
3. Fit wheel.
To do this
use the original wheel nuts for
fastening the wheels.
Tightening torque:
160 Nm (118 ftlb.)
Place plastic covers onto the steel nuts.
Note
There is no anti-theft protection for the wheel nuts.
